Monday, November 8, 2010

Sadie at one year just before her first major surgery. She actually wasn't sitting on her own yet... we had to do the 'mom let go, quick take the picture, grab her again' trick. Sadie was very sick here. She had just spent 4 months fighting aspiration pneumonia and was almost healthy enough to have her surgery. She only weighed 11 pounds here and those are newborn soft shoes she is wearing :) Sadie has always been a very happy baby and never complains- even when she is super sick!

Thanks to Madison for scanning this picture. Looking forward to sharing pictures of all my girls now that we know how to scan :)

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

invitation to a typical classmate's birthday party! Mixed reactions from mama. First, I smiled and thought... how awesome. Then I thought, how many of these will she be invited to? I know- how lame. I quickly pushed aside that thought and enjoyed this moment with Sadie. She was so excited that I barely got it away from her long enough to write it on the calendar. Which is also the exact moment I realized the party is on Sunday :( We don't let our kids go to parties on Sunday because that is the Sabbath. But, lately we haven't been the best Sabbath observers (really since my kids started to perform on Sundays- heck they even went trick or treating). So, the hypocrite that I am... I'm really thinking of letting her go. Late... because it starts during church... but still letting her go.

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Sadie

Hannah

Madison

Kiersten

About Me

"Well, after this I should think nothing of falling down stairs"- Alice
I am the wife to my eternal companion and best friend of 21 years and a proud mommy to four girls.
Kiersten- 18yrs.
Madison- 16yrs.
Hannah- 13yrs. &
Sadie- 7yrs. (born with something extra special)

Blogs I Love To Follow

The Creed of Babies with Down SyndromeMy face may be differentBut my feelings the sameI laugh and I cryAnd I take pride in my gainsI was sent here among youTo teach you to loveAs God in the heavensLooks down from aboveTo Him I'm no differentHis love knows no boundsIt's those here among youIn cities and townsThat judge me by standardsThat man has impartedBut this family I've chosenWill help me get startedFor I'm one of the childrenSo special and fewThat came here to learnThe same lessons as youThat love is acceptanceIt must come from the heartWe all have the same purposeThough not the same startThe Lord gave me lifeTo live and embraceAnd I'll do it as you doBut at my own pace

I'm just a mom of four crazy girls searching for my SANITY in midst of teenagers, down syndrome, taxi driving, laundry, and church callings!

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